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The effect of signing a severance package

January 31, 2020 Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, 0

Question: Can employees get out of signed severance packages?

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Supreme Court to hear arguments about enforceability of arbitration clauses

June 3, 2019 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, 0

On May 23, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal in Uber Technologies Inc., et al. v. David Heller (the Uber Class Action). At issue is an arbitration clause in the Uber driver service agreement that requires all claims be arbitrated in the Netherlands, regardless of size.

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Not all releases are created equal

September 24, 2012 Alison J. Bird Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

A recent case from Ontario is cautioning employers to think twice before relying on a release from an employee to shield them from a future wrongful dismissal claim.

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